Record sheet or card



J. A. WHERRY.

RECORD SHEET 0R CARD.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29,1921.

Patented Aug. 8, 1922.

some a. anner, on NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA...

BIEGQRD 0R CARD.

. Specification of Letters latcnt. Patt ied Aug, 8, 1922,

application filed Ju1y 2 9, 192 Serial n 488,433.

Orleans, State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Record Sheets or Cards; and'l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description 'of'the invention, such as will enable'others skilled in the art to which it appertains,to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a novel form of record sheet, and has for its object to provide a composite sheet, such asis employed in loosel'eaf ledgers and individual sheet or card records, comprisinga main section to receive the particular data to b e recorde'd' from time to time, and a separate top or caption section, with means for detacliably connecting said sections,- said top section having heading indiciav applying to the data tobeinscribed on the main section, associatedtherewith, preferably in theforrn of a removable strip with the headings printed thereon, and adapted to be applied, in a pocket or recess formed in" the connectingv means between the-main and top sections of the sheet, the object of the invention-being to provide-a permanent top or caption section, upon which the information relative to the record'tO be kept on the main section may be applied, "and which top section also carries the heading'indicia, as indicated, and a main sheet seqtion adapted to be disconnectedfrom the top Section, when the record on the main sheet section has'been' comp1eted,'and a new main-sheet section substiu d ther to a By this arrangement, there is provided a permanent caption section, having the necessaryindicia applied thereto, which may be associated successively with any number of main sheet sections, thereby avoiding the necessity of applying the data and indicia'to a h newer s bstituted sheethe nvention is illustrated inth accom panying d awingsin which:

Fig. 1 is a plan View 015 a portion of the main sheetsection and the top section, with he means :for dete hab y onn c ing t e samej y .i

'Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section at he cannec ionhetwee he sh t s n Fig. 3 is aview similar to Fig. 1, showing a same f ma the n n n,

Fig. 4c is a vertical section at the joint of the form shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the form shown in Fig. 3. Referring toFigs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, 1 indicates the body'or' main section of a record sheet, such as a ledger sheet, adapted to receive data to be recorded Heretolore, inkeeping records in loose-leaf books, separate card or sheet containers and 'the like, whenever a sheet or card has been filled with the recorded data, it has been necessary to write up the caption and heading on a new sheet or card to replace the completed one. This involves considerable labor and expense, particularly when a large number, ofsheets or cards have to be headed up at stated intervals. The present invention provides means for avoiding these objectionable characteristics of the. standard forms of recordsheets or cards, providing a permanent top or caption section, such as to which the main section 1 is detachably secured, so that, when the recorded data on the latter has been completed, it may be separated'from'the section 2 and a aewseeuen 1 substitute for 'the' old; i

To enable this to be applied with accuracy and expedition, the top' section 2"is' preterably provided along its lower edge with a creased orfolded strip of fabric-S, which is secured to the sheet section by suitable means, such as metallic clips or tastenings 6. Cemented to the fabric strip 3 are two transparent strips t, 4-, one oneach side of the sheet, of celluloid or similar material, and cemented between the lower edges of the strips 4, a is a folded or creased strip'of fabric 5, similar to strip 3, the construction and arrangement of the strips 3, 4t and 5 being such that a transverse pocket or recess 8 is formed betweenthe strips 4, 4 to re ceive a strip 7, upon which as printed or otherwise applied the data or headings for the various columns or sections referring to the record'to be-inscribed on the main section 1. i

As illustrated, the strip 7 contains the headingof a ledger sheet, but, obviously, the data or heading may be changed or varied to apply to any other form or, character of record to be inscribed on the main'section. The folded orcreased fabric strip 5 is adapted to receive the upper edge at the rate Jet-time main section 1, as illustrated, and said section is reniovably. secured to the fabr1c strip 5 by suitable flexible clips or fastenings 6" passed through registering openings in the employed indefinitely, and it is only necessary to remove a completed main section 1 and replace it by another section. Furthermore, inasmuch as the captions or headings constitute a permanent part of the top section it is not necessary to provide the main sections with the usual column and space rulings when the sheet .is intended to be employed with a typewriter for inscribing the record on the main section 1.

Obviously, instead ofapplying the headings to a separate strip, such as 7, they may be printed or applied directly to the strips 4, 4, but in view of the fact that the application of the removable strip 7 admits of the heading being changed to suit varying conditions, the advantage of the removable strip 7 is evident.

In the construction shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, the binder fabric strip 3 is preferably cemented to the lower edge of the top sec tion 2, and the transparent connecting strips 4, 4 are made somewhat wider so as to provide ample space for a heading strip 7 and also to receive a novel form of clip 10 for securing the section 1 between the strips 4, 4.

Each of the clips 10 comprises a relatively short, U-bend on one end which passes through an opening in each of the strips 4, so that one leg of the bend lies between the adjacent sheets 4, 4. The longer leg of the clip extends along the outer face of the strip and is provided with a rectangular bend passing through two registering openlngs in the strips 4, 4, the extreme end of the clip being bendable or foldable to lie against the face of the opposite strip 4.

In applying the main sheet section 1 to a headed section 2 of this type, the flexible ends of the clips 10 are bent at right'angles v to the main body portion of the clips, so that the upper strip 4 may be raised to clear the ends of the clips, then the upper edge of the section 1, which is provided with holes registering with those in the strips 4, is slipped into position between the strips 4, and the bendable ends of the clips passed through the openingsin section 1 and the upper strip 4, after which the extreme ends of the clips are 'bent down into engagement with the face of strip 4, as described.

By this particular arrangement the clips are permanently locked to one of the strips 4 and when made of metal of proper cons1stency, the ends of the clips may/ be bent vacter.

or deformed indefinitely without breaking,

the clips, so that any number of main section sheets 1 maybe applied to and removed from the headed section 2.

Moreover, the particular construction of the metallic clip 10 does not materially add tothe thickness of the joint formed by the fabric strip 3 and the connecting strips 4, 4,

so that. the composite-record sheet thus constructed may be readily applied to and removed from the standard forms of typewriting machines employed in transcribing data on record sheets of this Under certain circumstances, it may be found expedient to dispense with the trans parent strips 4, 4, and employ wider fabric strips securedto the top section 2, by clips,

an adhesive, or other suitable means, so that the main section 1, may be removably secured at its upper edge between said fabric strips, by clips similar to 6 0r.10, in which event the heading-indicia, similar to that- ,shown on strip 7, may be printed or'otherwise applied upon the outer surfaces of the fabric strips. K

What I claim is:

1. A record sheet, comprising a main secgeneral chartion, a separate top section, and means for detachably connecting said sections, with their ed es in the same plane, said top sec-- tion havlng heading indicia applied thereto.

2. A record sheet, comprising a main section, a. separate top section, facing strips applied to the lower edge of the top section, and means for detachably connecting the main section at its upper edgetoisaid facing strips. r w

3. A record sheet, comprising a main section, a separate top section, facing strips applied to the lower edge of the top section, and means for detachably connecting 1 the main section at its upper edge to said strips, said top section having heading indicia ap-' plied thereto. 4

ing strips applied to the lower-'edge'of the top section,.'means for detachably connecting the mainsection at its upperedge to ing strips applied to'the lower edge of the top section,I-Ineans for detachably connecting the main'section at its upper edge to saidstrips, and a removable striphaving heading indicia thereon applied between said facing strips. I p

65A "record sheet, comprising'a' mainfsection, a separate top section, transparent facing strips applied to the lower edge of'the' top section, means for detachably connecting 11c 4. A record sheet, comprising a main sec-1 tion, a separate top section, transparent fac the main and top sections of the record sheet including a folded fabric strip engaging the lower edge of the topsection, transparent strips secured to opposite sides f the fabric strip and extending below the same to form a transverse pocket, and means for removably securing the main sheet section between said transparent strips.

7. A record sheet, comprising a main section, a separate top section, transparent facing strips applied to the lower edge of the.

top section, means for detachably connecting the main and top sections of the record sheetv including a folded fabric strip engaging the lower edge of the top section, transparent strips secured to opposite sides of the fabric strip and extending below the same to form a transverse pocket, and clips carried by said transparent strips to engage and lock the main section in said pocket.

8. A record sheet, comprising a main section, a separate top section, transparent facing strips applied to the lower edge of the top section, means for detachably conne oting the main and top sections of the record sheet including a folded fabric strip engaging the lower edge of the top section, transparent strips secured to opposite sides of the fabric strip and extending below the sameto form a transverse pocket, a strip having heading indicia thereon in said pocket, and clips carried by said transpar- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN A. WHERRY. 

